Another great movie to watch

Although I should stop matching movies, this was a good one too. Inspired me to do a little juicing.

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead available through the website for free here.

I think I'll go make myself a smoothie/juice concoction right now...

spinach
celery
pear
water

I'm not going to juice this but blend it up instead just to keep some of the nutrients in it. 

How Time Flies...

Wow! It's been just over 2 years since my last post!

nWhat has changed about me? Sadly, Not much at all. I still have the extra pounds that I need to dispose of. What am I going to do different THIS time?

Exercise, you say? I was going to join a gym but the gym close to my house decided, after several years, to close. Great. It had a gym that I was looking forward to. It's almost summer so I can get the bike out soon. If only I worked closer, I'd ride my bike but there is no place to put it during the day either. 

Change my diet, you say? Well that's a given. I recently (yesterday) attended a workshop given by VeganGR. While I can't go completely vegan (I ♥ bacon), I can do vegan a few times a week. Even vegetarian a few times a week. There was so much information thrown at me. I also like to research and there is even more on the interwebs. 

I watched a movie today with some very compelling statistics. Forks Over Knives. Can be streamed via Amazon free for Prime members here. The documentary makes me not want to eat meat anymore. Have I mentioned that I ♥ bacon!?

I'm getting ready to watch Food Inc., which I'm pretty sure will seal the fate for not eating meat. At least that's what I heard.

Today's feasting went well. I started with a smoothie of spinach, soy milk, blueberries, and flax seed. I had quite a bit of coffee with creamer. I had a whole wheat bagel with whipped cream cheese. Dinner was salmon, spaghetti squash with a lemon vinaigrette, and a side of baked mushrooms. The lemon vinaigrette was a little strong. The Brit Brat didn't like it. He ate the salmon and mushrooms though. 

Lemon Vinaigrette

1/2 C fresh lemon juice
1/4 C EVOO
Parmesan cheese to taste (I didn't have much on hand)
1 tsp of Italian Herb Seasoning (love it! always have lots on hand)

Whisk and drizzle on spaghetti squash to taste. It's very strong lemon so you may need to adjust the EVOO. 

I ended the night with a snack of Sunchips. 

So much to learn about food and how it effects the body. I really want to stay away from processed and high fructose corn syrup. 

So, today was a start...right?

Breakfast Smoothie

I used strawberries instead of bananas today. Still tasty, thick, and delicious but 4 strawberries didn't add much strawberry flavor. Maybe strawberries and vanilla soymilk. 6p+

The protein whey powder has been making me feel fuller. Also combined with the multivitamin and daily veggies, I am feeling much better. My immune system has taken a beating this year.

WW Points Plus Restaurant Blog

Going to Panera for lunch so I thought I would find what the best choices are. I found this site. So today I got the Asian Sesame Chicken Salad which is 8 Points+. Really tasty. I still have to learn to not get the bread side. I like bread though. Whole grain baguette side is 5 Points +.

For breakfast I had an awesome smoothie. Pure protein whey, light chocolate silk soymilk, and frozen banana slices. 6 points + Delightful!

Hungry Girl Chicken Parmesan

This was really delicious! Hungry Girl No Harm Chicken Parm! find the recipe here.

Changes:

Egg beaters --> 2 egg whites

Fat free mozzarella --> thinly sliced provolone

Tomato sauce --> jarred marinara

8 Points +

Jammed with Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

From HG 1-2-3:

I didn't have all of the ingredients for the actual HG recipe so I improvised, which of course is higher in points.

Changes:
Fat free egg substitute --> 2 real eggs
Laughing cow cheese --> cream cheese
Light white bread --> High fiber bread
Sugar free strawberry preserves --> Strawberry Rhubarb preserves





Eeekkkk! 12 points vs 7 points
It was still really delicious!

Starting Weight Watchers Points Plus Program

I found a great website for Weight Watcher support here. I was going to sign up for the 3 month deal with no sign up fee, which expires 3/12/11, but I found the formula for the Points Plus program online and decided that I am going to keep track of it myself.

Here is another website run by a WW leader here. Both sites have lots of recipes. The only thing I can't find is how many daily points I should have. The previous bottom daily points was 19. Based on the Suggested Daily Points breakdown by meal, I think the bottom daily points is 29. Plus everybody gets 49 Extra Weekly Points Allowance. Awesome!

I love that all fruits and veggies are free (except starchy potatoes, corn, peas, and high fat avocado). I am focusing more on fruits and veggies as well as a multivitamin everyday since I have been sick since December 29th. Yes, I realize it is March. I lost my tastebuds for a few weeks too but they are slowly coming back.

Another site with good swaps for high fat foods is Hungry Girl. The recipes in the Hungry Girl books have all been updated online to reflect Points Plus. I LOVE these books! My goal is to do at least 2 HG recipes a week and I will review the recipe too.

WW+ starts 03/06/11!